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Project 14
Improvisation on a dominant This one is strongly based on a motif I’m trying my little parrot to learn (abc-ace… – so far unsuccessfully). It begins with just an insinuation of the chord (a 9th one on the first bar, … Continue reading
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Project 12 – two inventions
Invention 1 For the first attempt, I wanted to put some “tropical air” to a technique some consider heavier. To get that tropical breeze, I chose the flute and the marimba (a friend of mine from Guatemala loves it, so … Continue reading
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Project 11
Part A I guess I’m trying to think in a tonal way, this exercise is quite difficult for me. I can’t find it’s tonal center or how to develop it. It’s one of those that one gets stuck with. I … Continue reading
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Project 10
“The task is to make three independent melodic lines fit together to form a little polyphonic piece […]. The triad at the outset and at the end of the exercise should be the same, though it could be in a different … Continue reading
Project 9 – Descants
The task is “to devise an interesting descant for three of the tunes from the selection […] You can also add percussion“. Project 9-A I know: I said “up to Purcell, I didn’t like canons”. I forgot to mention the … Continue reading
Project 8 – rounds
I’ve realized I haven’t been uploading any work recently. This was partly because I listened more and wrote less, and partly because I wasn’t very satisfied with the results of my music writing. Here follows some of the music I’ve … Continue reading
Project 7
Use each of the nine scales in Example 25 to compose a melodic line of a few bars, exploring the special characteristics of each tone […]. Vary the instruments. A- Whole-tone I + flute The whole-tone scale, when used alone, lacks … Continue reading
Project 5
Write three short contrasting pentatonic melodic shapes designed as vocal lines […] for either a male or female voice. Use dynamics, tempo and rhythmic interest to make them a contrasting group of solos. Project 5-a This melody assaulted me while … Continue reading
Project 3
Extract from the outlines for project 3: Now compose two studies for three or more instruments […] Use these questions to reflect critically on your work: Does it have a principal idea? Is it focussed clearly enough on the principal … Continue reading
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Project 2 – Duets
Project 2 says: “(…) the task is to combine two untuned instruments in a series of four duet studies. Each study should be at least eight bars long. The first two should explore an interesting ‘conversation’ or rhythmic discussion between … Continue reading
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